Strengthening the PC(USA): Theological Education for Women by Clifton Kirkpatrick

As I write this article, three generations of women in the Kirkpatrick family are under one roof. Daughter Elizabeth and her two children (two of the most beautiful grandchildren ever!) are with Diane and me. I have heard it said before and now know it to indeed be true: there’s a reason the vast majority of new parents are young adults—it takes enormous energy to keep up with those little ones! But, I might add, it’s well worth it to have the joy of watching them grow and change almost daily.

Elizabeth is a Presbyterian clergywoman, having most recently served as pastor of a congregation in Vermont. She will tell you how fortunate she knows she is to have the resources of her family as she pursues further study, and we feel blessed to be in a position to help.

Women Following Calls
As a great many of you know from your own personal experience or that of a pastor or friend, women who answer the call to become ministers of the Word and Sacrament find the journey to be an enormous challenge. That seems to be especially true for those who begin the journey later in life, or for those who resume their theological education later in life.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been, and is, strengthened immeasurably—even transformed—by the wisdom and skills of women in ministry.

How are Presbyterian women transforming the Presbyterian Church and the universal Church? Find out by reading the full text of this article in the November/December 2007 issue of Horizons.

Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the November/December 2007 issue (HZN-07-260; $4 plus shipping).

Clifton Kirkpatrick is Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, PC(USA).

Photo courtesy of WARC

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Raising Children, Growing Ourselves
There's Something About Mary
A Miracle in Progress
When We Recognize Our Sisters
Together in Congo
Project Homecoming
Beyond the Kitchen Counter
Continuing the Journey
Keeping the Link [A WEB EXCLUSIVE]
Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church
Working for Justice and Peace
Faithful Parenting
Strengthening the PC(USA)


How are Presbyterian women transforming the Presbyterian Church and the universal Church? Find out by reading the full text of this article in the November/December 2007 issue of Horizons. Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the November/ December 2007 issue (HZN-07-260; $4 plus shipping).	Theological Education for Women by Clifton Kirkpatrick As I write this article, three generations of women in the Kirkpatrick family are under one roof. Daughter Elizabeth and her two children (two of the most beautiful grandchildren ever!) are with Diane and me. I have heard it said before and now know it to indeed be true: there’s a reason the vast majority of new parents are young adults—it takes enormous energy to keep up with those little ones! But, I might add, it’s well worth it to have the joy of watching them grow and change almost daily. Elizabeth is a Presbyterian clergywoman, having most recently served as pastor of a congregation in Vermont. She will tell you how fortunate she knows she is to have the resources of her family as she pursues further study, and we feel blessed to be in a position to help. Women Following Calls As a great many of you know from your own personal experience or that of a pastor or friend, women who answer the call to become ministers of the Word and Sacrament find the journey to be an enormous challenge. That seems to be especially true for those who begin the journey later in life, or for those who resume their theological education later in life. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been, and is, strengthened immeasurably—even transformed—by the wisdom and skills of women in ministry. How are Presbyterian women transforming the Presbyterian Church and the universal Church? Find out by reading the full text of this article in the November/December 2007 issue of Horizons. Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the November/December 2007 issue (HZN-07-260; $4 plus shipping). Clifton Kirkpatrick is Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, PC(USA). Photo courtesy of WARC Other Articles Online This Issue Raising Children, Growing Ourselves There's Something About Mary A Miracle in Progress When We Recognize Our Sisters Together in Congo Project Homecoming Beyond the Kitchen Counter Continuing the Journey Keeping the Link [A WEB EXCLUSIVE] Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church Working for Justice and Peace Faithful Parenting Strengthening the PC(USA)	Current Issue NOV/DEC 2007 About This Issue Contents FREE Resource How to Use In Our Next Issue Items underlined can be seen in this Web site, all others appear in the November/December 2007 (HZN-07-260) issue of Horizons magazine. to Horizons, call 800/524-2612 or this issue ($4 plus shipping/handling)

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